tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689490130241102762024-03-21T15:08:04.538-07:00COMMONWEALUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568949013024110276.post-79531616190471530162008-07-09T06:18:00.000-07:002015-09-15T06:32:53.300-07:00COMMONWEAL<h2>
<span style="font-size: large;">THE WORLD IS YOUR LABORATORY!</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dive into your world - explore, document and strengthen your community - with our 10 Commonweal labs. Now get ready to dive into your community laboratory! </span></h4>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568949013024110276.post-31452419227170753902008-07-08T06:45:00.000-07:002015-08-26T08:46:38.432-07:00STEPS<style>
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community. <b>The world is your laboratory!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Each lab focuses on a
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><a href="http://commonweal.blogspot.com/2007/12/challenge-3.html" target="_blank"><b>Transportation</b></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Time</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">A way to document your
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">A place to post your lab
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u> Where do I start?</u></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Complete the <a href="http://commonweal.blogspot.com/2008/07/self-evaluation.html" target="_blank">Community Self Evaluation</a> then dive into the labs.</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">What do I do after I complete my labs?</span></u></b></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/" target="_blank"><b>blog</b></a>,
<a href="http://www.wix.com/lpviral/en900viral?utm_campaign=vir_wixad_live&experiment_id=abtestbanner70010003" target="_blank"><b>website</b></a>, or <a href="http://prezi.com/" target="_blank"><b>prezi </b></a>to
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">How do I post my labs to Commonweal?</span></u></b></div>
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<u><b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">I need some inspiration. Are there any examples to help inspire me?</span></b></u><br />
<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Check out the <a href="http://commonweal.blogspot.com/2015/08/student-labs.html" target="_blank">Student Labs</a> page with some of our all time favorite student work, done by students just like you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">After you've finished all
your community labs, you'll make a proposal to strengthen your own community. Submit your proposal to by February 16, 2016 to commonwelalab@gmail.com</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"> </span><br />
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post the best proposals on this site and select an annual winner to help turn
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Social Scientists have found that over the past century,
social capital (a measure of the strength of our communities and of our
connectedness) has dramatically declined. By many measures, Americans have
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now that you've thought a little bit about yourself and your community, it's time to launch into the labs. There's 9 labs below, each one, focusing on a
different element of your community. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://commonweal.blogspot.com/2007/12/challenge-3.html" target="_blank"><b>Transportation</b></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You will be assigned a certain number of labs to complete, so take a second to browse around and find the best labs for you. Then dive into your community, document what you find, and post your results! Good luck!</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568949013024110276.post-44553201641085983302008-07-01T18:19:00.000-07:002015-08-21T14:13:28.692-07:00LAB #1 - TRANSPORTATION<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cars are
great: they let us drive fast, travel far, and feel free. But in addition to their negative environmental impact they also promote <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/04/worst-traffic-cities/9926213/" target="_blank">sprawl</a> and can isolate us. S</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">ocial capital guru, Robert Putnam, estimates that every ten minutes of <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/18/national/18FRISCO.html">commute time</a> spent alone diminishes <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_capital">social capital</a> (your ability to build community) by ten percent. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Does modern transportation tend to destroy or build community? Here's a simple thought experiment: Imagine a day without transportation. Would that isolate or connect you and your community? </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's where you come in. </span><b>Document a typical day of transportation</b> in your life (car, truck, walking, motorbike, Segway, school bus, streetcar, subway, etc). As you go about your day, consider how modern transportation
changes your interaction with other citizens and your community. Record some of your voyages and post your commentary, thoughts, and
recordings. As an exciting experiment, try a car cleanse - spending a day without motorized transportation (you can still walk, bike, or swim through your community) and explore how transportation affects your connection to your community!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Undertake A Digital Cleanse</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Consider the effect of modern technology on community and
society. Imagine what life would be like without cellphones, television
sets, or internet technology (you couldn't be reading this!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's time for a digital detox. <b>De-degitize your life </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>for 31 hours straight </b>and go </span>without a cell phone, television, or any internet connectivity. <b>Keep a journal of your experience</b>, focusing on our dependence on technology, the consequences of our constant connectivity, the impact of technology on social capital, and a comparison of your life on-line and off-line. Share your thoughts, pictures, videos, audio, or words about the impact of technology on you and your community.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568949013024110276.post-76671920272325846422008-01-24T11:00:00.002-08:002015-01-27T18:09:07.941-08:00LAB #3 - TRUST<a href="http://www.masternewmedia.org/images/trust-web_id690023_size480.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.masternewmedia.org/images/trust-web_id690023_size480.jpg" style="display: block; height: 404px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 480px;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">At the heart of <a href="http://www.hks.harvard.edu/saguaro/primer.htm">social capital</a> is trust.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Communities, towns, states, and countries that are rich in social capital have high levels of <a href="http://download.guardian.co.uk/sys-audio/Society/audio/2007/07/17/putnam.mp3">trust</a>. Trust makes the world go round, and specifically it is necessary for <a href="http://www.creatingthe21stcentury.org/larry12-social-capital-trust.html">economic</a>, political, and social systems to function. At the heart of any healthy community is a high amount of trust. In 1970, 75% of Americans trusted each other. Today, only 30% of Americans say people can be trusted. Does it matter?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some observers worry that with declining trust in America today it will be hard to work together to solve the vast societal problems we face.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you think that most people trust each other?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Take a camera, sketch pad, notebook, tape recorder, or video camera into your community to investigate trust</b>. Here are some ideas, but you can approach this in many different ways. You could interview people, survey them about their level of trust, set up an experiment where you “drop” a dollar, scarf, notebook, or something valuable on the floor in a library and see if people return it to you (this might get expensive), or ask people at the mall if you can borrow their cell phone to call home. Do something within your own comfort level. If approaching strangers in a mall is scary, try something else. Whatever you do, try something creative to investigate trust in your community and <b>report your results</b>.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568949013024110276.post-85842636248127435432008-01-20T17:47:00.000-08:002015-08-13T11:39:42.151-07:00LAB #4 - WORK<h4>
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</style><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman";">It's been said that Americans live to work. And it's true that, compared to much of the world, we Americans do work a lot. But
sometimes our long work hours can get in the way of other good things like family and community. Here's what a typical US workday looks like:</span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's a minute by minute breakdown of a typical American workday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Working* 9:12</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Sleeping 7:39</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Leisure 2:52</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Eating 2:07</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Grooming :48 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Shopping :33</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Volunteering :07</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Education :06</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Talking to people on the phone :05 </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Obviously, for the average American, there's not a lot of time for family or community.</span> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's where you come in. <b>Interview someone about how they
spend their typical workday.</b> Write down the number of minutes they spend on each of the activities listed above. </span>Then hack their life and <b>reschedule their typical work day in order to increase connections with family and community</b>. Share a comparison of your interviewee's before and after workdays and your thoughts about the impact of work on you and your community.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">*remember, school counts as working for students. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568949013024110276.post-21213496894456794632008-01-20T17:46:00.000-08:002015-08-13T12:38:04.790-07:00LAB #5 - CIVIC ENGAGEMENT<span style="font-size: large;">Over the past half century, civic and political involvement has declined precipitously. Voting, political party membership, community organizing, attending public meetings, and almost every other indicator of political participation are at all time lows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As you can see, most people are not very involved in the civic life of their community. <b>Document yourself doing one or more of the civic listed above: </b>write a letter to your congressperson, attend a school board meeting, attend an organized protest (try not to break any laws or get arrested). <b>Make a post reflecting upon the impact of your civic action on you and your community. </b></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568949013024110276.post-82732127903641335912008-01-18T09:26:00.001-08:002015-08-18T11:34:28.256-07:00LAB #6 - VOTING<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The importance we place on voting says a lot about how much we value our shared community. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Americans aren't the world's best voters, but how much do individuals value the sacred right to vote that people fought and died for? Let's find out. Get a few pieces of poster board, a big magic marker, some people (they often can be found at the mall, Wal-Mart, or Mickey Ds) and <b>poll at least ten citizens on the following question: How much would you sell your permanent right to vote for? </b>Do not pay them! <b>Photograph the vote sellers holding a poster with the monetary amount they think their vote is worth </b>and then record them explaining their statement. Share their photographs and your thoughts about how much Americans value democracy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">*<u><b>Alternate lab</b></u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Contact your local board of elections, set up a voter registration drive in your community, and document your results.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568949013024110276.post-7104642666119924052008-01-17T19:41:00.000-08:002015-08-18T11:34:50.300-07:00LAB #7 - HOME<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="_Tgc">Over the last fifty years, while the size of the average American house has more than doubled, the number of people living in the average home has actually fallen from 3.67 in 1948 to <b>2.55</b>, today. </span>(Check out this great <a href="http://money.cnn.com/interactive/pf/40-years-american-home/" target="_blank">animation of expanding home size</a>.) The most recent statistics from the National Association of Home
Builders show that the average American home grew from 983 square feet in 1950
to <b>2,434</b> square feet in 2005. Furthermore, in 1950, only one
percent of homes built had four
bedrooms or more, but by 2003, 39 percent of new homes had at least four
bedrooms. Garages have become almost obligatory, with only eight
percent of new
homes built without a garage, as opposed to 53 percent built without one
in
1950. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Think
about your own home. How many people live in it? How many bedrooms does
it have? How big is it? Does it have a garage (or two)? And most
of all, does it connect or separate you from the community? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's actually some
cities that have designed building codes to increase community. In
Celebration, Florida, for example, all new houses must be built with a
front porch. Some towns ban garages, in other communities, all new developments must be built with
sidewalks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Go out and walk your neighborhood, interviewing neighbors, surveying the houses, apartments, and <span class="st">condominiums,</span>
and thinking about how your neighborhood impacts community.
<b>Document the aspects of your neighborhood </b>(buildings, sidewalks, gardens, parks, playground, streets) <b>that increase and those that decrease
community. Draw a map of your home and your neighborhood with three tangible changes</b> (like adding sidewalks, playgrounds, or reducing traffic speed) <b>that would make your neighborhood more community oriented. In your post, reflect on the impact of the way we live on community connectivity.</b></span> </div>
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</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568949013024110276.post-81776324030003571292008-01-17T10:20:00.001-08:002015-08-18T11:35:00.516-07:00LAB #8 - IDENTITY<a href="http://www.wisebread.com/files/fruganomics/imagecache/blog_image_full/files/fruganomics/blog-images/apples%20and%20oranges.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.wisebread.com/files/fruganomics/imagecache/blog_image_full/files/fruganomics/blog-images/apples%20and%20oranges.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Who are you? Not just your name. Who are you? Maybe when you identify yourself you think first of your race, or gender, or your age, or religion, or even what part of the country you come from, or maybe, before all else, you consider your socio-economic status (wealth) to be the most central core of your identity. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maybe you've never really thought about this before. So what are you? American? Middle Class? Hispanic? Asian? Straight? Teenager? Christian? Likely, it's a bundle of all those things. One way you can think about your identity is by considering what kinds of people you spend most of your time with. Are they all the same race as you? Are they always of the same age group as you? Or are you that rare kind of person who surrounds themselves with people of many different backgrounds? So think for a moment about who you are.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even when we build strong communities, it is often with people who are a whole lot like us (same race, ethnicity, socio-economic standing, age, and background). Making connections with people like us is called <b>bonding social capital</b>, and it's <b>good</b>. But when we connect, engage, and learn from people different from us, it's called <b>bridging social capital</b>, and it's even <b>better</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So lets think about identity, and let's build some bridges. <b>Interview a person different from you </b>(the difference could be in age, ability/disability, race, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, religion, country of origin). Your interview should be at least <b>5 minutes</b> long. Ask this person who is different from you any questions you wish but be sure to ask some questions about the ways in which you are different. Then let them interview you and ask you questions. <b>Record your interview</b> (in writing, audio*, video, photographs) and post it along with your thoughts and insights on identity, differences, similarities, and community. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">*<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-record-pro/id546983235?mt=8" target="_blank">Voice Record Pro</a> is a free app for audio recordings. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568949013024110276.post-52742412884594752782008-01-11T11:27:00.001-08:002015-08-21T14:08:07.672-07:00LAB #9 - FOOD<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Americans like to eat. Who doesn't? In many cultures, food is the glue that holds community together. Unfortunately, since 1973, there's been over a 1/3 decline in the frequency of families eating together. And more and more, instead of </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.slowfood.com/" target="_blank">slow food</a> eaten at</span> church picnics, neighborhood barbecues, or around the family table, we often find ourselves eating fast food all alone. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Your community's kitchens and dinning rooms are your laboratory. <b>Go eat, observe, research, investigate, and document the eating habits of your community</b>. <b>Share your observations, videos, photographs, or words and reflections on how food connects or separates your community. </b>In the past, students have compared and contrasted fast food and slow food, documented the difference between local and industrial food establishments, and have even hosted slow food dinners to investigate community.</span><br />
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and now? I'm sure that with all the time you've spent thinking about how
community is impacted by food and race and technology and family and home and
work, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">you must
have some pretty good ideas of how we could make our own community stronger and
more connected. Here's where you come in... </b>Read this list of <a href="http://www.bettertogether.org/pdfs/100Things.pdf" target="_blank">100 Things You Can Do to Build Social
Capital.</a> Think about which of the 100 things would best build social
capital in your community. Dream a little. How could you make your community
even stronger? <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Download <a href="https://www.jonathanmilner.org/lesson/2015/8/13/commonweal-proposal" target="_blank">these materials</a> to propose a specific COMMONWEAL COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION
project to increase social capital in your community.</b> Submit your
proposal to <b>commonweallab@gmail.com</b> by FEBRUARY 16, 2016. We'll post the best proposals on
this site and select an annual winner and help turn their dream into reality!</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://commonwealproject.blogspot.com/"> Seoyoung & Claire's magical Commonweal Blog</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.civicscjmeredith.blogspot.com/">CJ and Meredith!!!!!!!</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://commonwealers.blogspot.com/">Commonwealers</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://econandcivics.tumblr.com/">Gabby & Maddie</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://commonweals.blogspot.com/">Sierra Armstrong</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://haydenslabs.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Hayden and Friends </a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://kimallegrarebekah.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kim, Allegra, & Rebekah </a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://civicssocialcapitalassignment.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Commonweal Fun Bunch </a></span></li>
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